title: Amorphous photonic crystals with only short-range order.
abstract: Distinct from conventional photonic crystals with both short- and long-range order, amorphous photonic crystals that possess only short-range order show interesting optical responses owing to their unique structural features. Amorphous photonic crystals exhibit unique light scattering and transport, which lead to a variety of interesting phenomena such as isotropic photonic bandgaps or pseudogaps, noniridescent structural colors, and light localization. Recent experimental and theoretical advances in the study of amorphous photonic crystals are summarized, focusing on their unique optical properties, artificial fabrication, bionspiration, and potential applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Photonic Structures (MOE) and Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yafeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Biqin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Tianrong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Xiaohan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zi
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D055620:Optical Phenomena
keywords: amorphous photonic crystal; localization; photonic bandgap; short-range order; structural color